Lightning Strikes Storm Chaser

May 29, 2014, 7:53 AM

FAIRBURN, SD -

Storm chaser Scott Sheppard was hit by lightning while filming near Fairburn in Custer County. Even more amazing, the whole incident was caught on film.

Sheppard was filming from a car window when the lightning struck him in the arm. The strike left a crater in the pavement and disabled two vehicles. While he suffered arm pain, Sheppard was left relatively unscathed.